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Support For Your Anxious Teen Fort Worth

You can’t imagine why they don’t have faith in themselves.

You think they’re amazing!

Fact is, you’re probably right. Studies show that high anxiety is associated with high IQ. So your perception that your anxious teen is smart is probably right.But that doesn’t make any difference to them.When you have anxiety, real anxiety, the FACTS of the case don’t matter. It’s all about the worry that no matter what people tell you, you’re just not good enough. See: Symptoms of anxiety.So, what’s a caring parent to do to break through?FIRST, recognize that your teenager is experiencing a DISCONNECT between reality and emotion. It’s not that they’re making it up, it’s that anxiety has messed with their wiring to the point at which their body is reacting to minimally threatening circumstances as if they were life-threatening emergencies.SECOND, realize that because you are a caring parent who loves your kid, you may be automatically disqualified, in their mind, from speaking positivity into their lives. (Why your teen will listen to someone else say the same thing as you do, but not to you.)THIRD, start exploring your options, with your teen if at all possible. Here are some of your choices:

Talk to their pediatrician about the symptoms they are experiencing and what sources they might originate from.

Work with a nutritionist to eliminate possible food-related causes of anxiety.

Reduce overwhelm by taking down the number of activities and commitments your teen faces.

Implement regular daily check-ins with your teen to keep on top of sources of stress and pressure.

Work with a therapist to teach your teen coping skills and emotional labeling so that they can better control anxiety symptoms on their own.

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Wonder whether or not what your teen is dealing with is really anxiety, or something else? You know that they’re struggling, but is it appropriate it call what they’re dealing with anxiety?